2017 Weekend Workshop Schedule

Hosted by Festival alumni and veteran podcasters, our weekend workshop series is designed to enhance your experience at the Phoenix Film Festival by bringing together filmmakers, film lovers and industry professionals. Be a part of the conversation!

This year’s filmmaker panels will include a special Sunday podcast, featuring some of our visiting filmmakers. There is something for everyone to learn at the the Phoenix Film Festival's Weekend Workshops!

Saturday, April 8, 2017

Saturday is ARTS DAY! We celebrate the collaboration of diverse art forms and disciplined crafts that create the multimedia entertainment that you see in the theater, at the movies, on your TV and on the Web. Our Saturday line-up includes filmmakers of diverse backgrounds, cultures, gender and ethnicity; artistic professionals who shape our culture through contributions in performing arts; and a selection of some of our many feature and short film directors.

DIRECTORS' ROUNDTABLE

Sunday, April 9, 2017

Sunday is GEEK DAY! We celebrate all things geeky by examining the fan-driven ethos of modern films. "Ethos" is defined as the characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community as manifested in its beliefs and aspirations. Whether we're talking about classic periods of the past, wholly-spun worlds of the future, or unexplored and mysterious cultures of the present; we use movies to give substance to our imaginations. Our Sunday panels explore the art of how screenwriters and actors breath life into characters who may never have existed before. Then we'll talk with horror and sci-fi filmmakers about their own special worlds. We end the day with the return of a favorite podcast from last year's Festival.

The Phoenix Film Festival is a program under the 501(c)3 non-profit organization Phoenix Film Foundation, and is a sibling of the Phoenix Film Society, the International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival, IFP/Phoenix, the Arizona Student Film Festival and the Phoenix Critics Circle. Our mission is to support and develop the artistic appreciation, educational opportunities and growth of independent film within Arizona. The Foundation's primary functions through its programs are to promote the exhibition of independent films and conduct educational programs that teach the art of filmmaking